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Myositis (Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies) Summary

Description: Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.

Also Known As: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies; Inflammatory Myopathy; Infectious Myositis; Inflammatory Muscle Diseases; Inflammatory Myopathies, Idiopathic Show All >>

Networked: 2206 relevant articles (87 outcomes, 222 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Myositis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) : 10 outcomes 13 studies in 41 results : FDA 1
  2. rituximab (Mabthera) : 10 outcomes 12 studies in 41 results : FDA 3
  3. Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin) : 9 outcomes 7 studies in 53 results : IBA
  4. Cyclosporine (Ciclosporin) : 9 outcomes 1 study in 27 results : FDA 20 Generic
  5. Autoantibodies : 7 outcomes 26 studies in 320 results : IBA
  6. Prednisolone (Predate) : 6 outcomes 1 study in 19 results : FDA 55 Generic
  7. Antibodies : 5 outcomes 15 studies in 294 results : IBA
  8. Prednisone (Sone) : 5 outcomes 3 studies in 19 results : FDA 119 Generic
  9. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids) : 5 outcomes 1 study in 61 results : IBA
  10. Tacrolimus (Prograf) : 4 outcomes 3 studies in 14 results : FDA 7 Generic
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Diseases Related to Myositis

  1. Interstitial Lung Diseases (Interstitial Lung Disease)
  2. Dermatomyositis (Dermatopolymyositis)
  3. Polymyositis
  4. Infection
  5. Myositis (Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies)
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Key Therapies for Myositis

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  1. Immunotherapy : 2 outcomes 1 study in 11 results
  2. Immunomodulation : 2 outcomes 1 study in 7 results
  3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 1 outcome in 18 results
  4. Plasmapheresis : 1 outcome in 10 results
  5. Therapeutics : 1 outcome in 2 results
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